Europe

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays add 45k seats for 23 October half-term

The airline and operator have added extra seats to the Canary Islands and Turkey for next October

Belleair Holidays to cease trading after more than 40 years

Malta specialist to stop selling holidays from Monday (31 October)

London-Antwerp link restored as Luxair steps in

Luxair will link London City airport with Europe’s diamond capital from next year

Kuoni launches first-ever Azores collection

The new collection, which comes as part of the brand’s expanded Med programme, went live on Friday (21 October)

Truss quits after 44 days and Wizz Air’s long-haul plans

Prime minister resigns with another new leader set to be announced in a week

ITA Airways strips chair of powers amid sale negotiations

Last month, an investor group emerged as an interested party in acquiring ITA Airways

Spain drops all Covid restrictions ahead of half-term

Spain to remove all remaining Covid rules on non-EU citizens

Jet2 completes summer 2024 line-up with 15 million seats on sale

Jet2 confirms Manchester, Stansted and Birmingham summer 2024 details

Designs for future Orient Express train unveiled in Paris

Rediscovered Orient Express carriages have been given a complete makeover.

The Hoxton set to debut raft of new European hotels

Lifestyle brand plans rapid expansion with seven new hotels planned across Europe

Canaries airline capacity up by a third on 2019 this winter

More than three million scheduled airline seats to the Canaries from the UK and Ireland to be flown this winter

Algarve communities reportedly motion €2-a-day regional tourism tax

The region’s tourism chief has questioned the timing of the proposals, which have been roundly condemned by hoteliers

EasyJet holidays makes £35m profit in first full year

Strong performance of new tour operation boosts budget airline

EasyJet holidays to offer extra savings on city break trips

Discounted destinations include Milan, Amsterdam, Prague, Reykjavik, Barcelona and Krakow

Jet2 announces major expansion at Bristol for summer 2024

Airline and operator reveals summer 2024 programmes at seven of its 10 bases, including seven new routes – four of which are at Bristol airport

Canaries invites Brits 'to trade in central heating for winter sun'

Depending on when and where customers fly from and how long they stay for, UK billpayers could "save money" by staying in the Canary Islands

Freebird to boost capacity to Turkey from Gatwick

Following the first year of regular services from both Gatwick and Manchester, the airline has launched sales for summer 2023

Brits booking late on all-inclusive basis amid cost of living pressures

Travel Republic says almost a third of its bookings in the past seven days have been for October half-term, a greater proportion of which are all-inclusives compared with last year

Belmond launches new luxury river ship in France

Coquelicot will sail ’bespoke itineraries’ and take travellers ’deeper into the effervescence’ of Champagne

CV Villas expands portfolio following summer sales boom

The brand is adding 40 new villas across Europe following a record-breaking summer, which saw bookings through the trade surge

Black Tomato launches 007 trips as first James Bond travel partner

Black Tomato is offering private James Bond-inspired "assignments" that visit famous scenes from the popular movies

Sustainability hub highlights responsible holidays across Greece

The Greek National Tourism Organisation’s online tool helps agents discover sustainability initiatives across the country

Explore Worldwide launches 10 new food and drink tours

The new trips will take guests to destinations across Asia, Latin America and Europe

New low-cost carrier touches down in Liverpool

Iceland’s Play to link the city with Reykjavik for the first time, and offer onward connections to the US